Curated by Susan May

'The Embodied Spirit' brings together works which explore ideas around philosophy, metaphysics and what motivates human behaviour.

The inseparable nature of body and psyche, as posited by the Greek philosopher Aristotle in his essay On the Soul (c.350 BCE), provides the basis for a selection of artworks that delve into the mysteries of human existence, interpreting the continuum between matter and spirit. Featured artists include Christine Ay Tjoe, Berlinde de Bruyckere, Tracey Emin, Katharina Fritsch, Louise Giovanelli, Marguerite Humeau and Lee Jinju.

Susan May is Global Artistic Director at White Cube. Alongside overseeing the gallery's international programme, she has curated numerous exhibitions including Memory Palace, White Cube Bermondsey and Mason's Yard, London (2018); 'The Gesture and The Sign', White Cube São Paulo (2013); and Kupferstichkabinett: Between Thought and Action, White Cube Hoxton Square, London (2010). Prior to this, she was Head of the UK's Arts Council Collection, the largest national loan collection of modern and contemporary British art in the world, and was formerly a Curator at Tate Modern, London, where she curated major exhibitions and commissions including The Weather Project by Olafur Eliasson (2003) and Double Bind by Juan Muñoz (2001).

Press release courtesy White Cube.